shrine niche; family altar cabinet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a small shrine or niche for housing statues of deities or ancestral tablets
Refers to a wall-mounted alcove, a small cabinet, or a freestanding structure used in religious or traditional family contexts to honor gods or ancestors.
Shén神
kān龛
lǐ里
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
Guān观
Yīn音
pú菩
sà萨
xiàng像
。
A statue of Guanyin is enshrined in the niche.
Tā他
men们
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
záo凿
le了
yī一
gè个
shén神
kān龛
lái来
fàng放
zhì置
zǔ祖
zōng宗
pái牌
wèi位
。
They carved out a niche in the wall to place the ancestral tablets.
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Měi每
féng逢
chū初
yī一
shí十
wǔ五
，
tā她
dōu都
huì会
zài在
shén神
kān龛
qián前
shàng上
xiāng香
jì祭
bài拜
。
On the first and fifteenth of every lunar month, she burns incense and pays respects before the family shrine.